Cohen & Jaffe, LLP

Pedestrian who was struck in a crosswalk, suffering multiple fractures.

Slip and fall accident in a parking lot over an improperly paved speed bump. The origin of the defect was unclear even after extensive discovery, and this plaintiff had numerous prior surgeries to her knees. This rendering's body text reads 'able to negotiate a 275k settlement'. MERGED and CONTRADICTED ON PAGE: the page prints a second, asterisked rendering headed "$275,000 Slip and Fall Settlement*" whose body instead reads 'able to negotiate a 225k settlement' - a heading/body contradiction (rule 32) - and a third rendering headed "$225,000 Slip and Fall" whose body also reads...

Settlement — 60-year-old woman struck from behind while slowing down on the parkway; no police report was filed at the scene. She went to the emergency room when neck and back pain did not improve, then developed worsening shoulder pain affecting sleep and arm lift; diagnosed with a partial rotator cuff tear and a labral tear requiring arthroscopic surgery. Case was pending in the Supreme Court, Queens County. County: Queens County.

Client sustained a shoulder injury requiring surgery when a Belgian block was improperly dislodged from the sidewalk as he was walking back to a parking lot. The defendant denied responsibility and the original offer was $15,000.00 - a REJECTED OFFER, not a recovery. A summary judgment motion was defeated and the case was resolved just before trial. Settlement just before trial.

Slip and fall accident in a parking lot over an improperly paved speed bump. The origin of the defect was unclear even after extensive discovery, and this plaintiff had numerous prior surgeries to her knees; body text reads 'able to negotiate a 225k settlement'. NOTE: the site's per-case slug for this entry is /225000-car-accident-settlement/ although the heading and body both describe a slip and fall.

A lane change accident where liability was unclear. Plaintiff had numerous prior injuries that were exacerbated by the accident. Initial offer from insurance was $40,000 - a REJECTED OFFER, not a recovery.

"Car accident victim who suffered fractured shoulder bone." NOTE: the site's per-case slug for this $220,000 entry is /215000-2/.

Arbitration award — Male in his 30s hit from behind on New Year's Day while stopped at a light, with minimal damage to his car and no ambulance at the scene; he first saw a doctor the day after complaining of headaches, then began using incorrect words and forgetting things recently told to him, and was diagnosed by neurologists with a severe concussion. The insurer offered 'nuisance value' and relied on its own doctors.

Driver who injured wrist in a rear end accident.

40-year-old woman whose car was struck in the rear; SLAP tear and partial rotator cuff tear requiring arthroscopic surgery followed by extensive physical therapy, months of limited range of motion and time away from work. Case was pending in the Supreme Court, Kings County; the insurer agreed to settle before jury selection. County: Kings County. Pre-trial settlement, before jury selection.